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Issue: Will Eisner's The Spirit Archives #16
Publication Date: June 2005
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Issues: #16 of 26 Issues (28 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 04/20/2005
Volume: 16
Pages: 204
ISBN: 1401204066
UPC/EAN: 76194122471801611
Price: $76.99 CAD
$49.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 28 (26 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Credits mostly from articles by Cat Yronwode and Dave Schreiner in the Kitchen Sink Spirit magazines and comics. Additional information about the collected edition provided by Scott Nichols.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color cover; color interior (#1-24, 26); black and white interior with partial color (#25)
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy interior
Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected editions
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/22/1948 published February 1948splash page
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Spirit of Innovation

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, opinion
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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The Name Is 'Powder'

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Powder Pouf; Bleaker Moore (introduction); Nick
Synopsis: Released on lack of evidence, Powder tries to bend ex-con Bleaker Moore to her will.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #1/4/1948 published January 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Fallen Sparrow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Sparrow Fallon (introduction); Powder Pouf; Bleaker Moore; Mr. Fallon
Synopsis: Bleak wants to save Sparrow (who took the rap for her crooked father) from the clutches of Powder.
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #1/11/1948 published January 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Just One Word Made Me a Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Ebony (feature); Pierpont; Brains; Charlie Horse; Dropper; Moll Dropper; Mukkle
Synopsis: Charlie Horse, the famous muscle man, gets involved in the rackets, helping Moll Dropper and her mob force shop keepers to use her company. Meanwhile Ebony prepares for a fist fight by taking Charlie's mail-order course.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #1/18/1948 published January 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Parody of Charles Atlas ads.
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Montabaldo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Fraternization H Shack; Castanet (introduction)
Synopsis: A horde of supporting characters meet on an island that's just raised up out of the sea. The Spirit tries but never manages to actually get in the story.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #1/25/1948 published January 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: parody of Night on Bald Mountain
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El Spirito

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): El Muerto; Castanet
Synopsis: Still in the Carribean the Spirit is recruited by a ghost to capture his treasure back from the Octopus.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/1/1948 published February 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Blackmail

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Boss Bubble; Case Phingle
Synopsis: Origin retold. Boss Bubble threatens to expose the Spirit's identity unless he is given free rein. And then Bubble winds up dead, and the Spirit is accused of murder.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/8/1948 published February 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: In a panel at the bottom of page 7, text from an earlier reprinting appears: "© 1966 Will Eisner."
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Merry Andrew

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Merry Andrew; Musclehead McSneer
Synopsis: Merry Andrew challenges the Spirit to a prize fight for charity and wins. (But he cheats, of course.)
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/15/1948 published February 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Parody of Casey at the Bat. And the Face on the Barroom Floor. Told in rhyme.
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Life Below

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Tattler Jeeke; The Worm
Synopsis: The Spirit chases a killer through Central City's sewers. Then a snowstorm traps them down there.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/22/1948 published February 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: A later version of this story's splash page appears in this volume, as presented in earlier reprints. The story's title, appearing at the top of page in large lettering, was not present in the original printing.
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The Return of Roger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Lt Grey; Ebony (feature); Roger; Serene Mayhem (introduction); Chief Blotter; Meron; Pilfer; Ballot Mayhem
Synopsis: Lt Grey comes to Central City looking for a stolen dog. Ebony is assigned to help him. Only problem is, Ebony is the one who has the dog.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #2/29/1948 published February 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: sequel to 9/7/47 story
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The Strange Case of Mrs Paraffin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Mrs. Paraffin; Dr. Waxel Paraffin
Synopsis: Mrs. Paraffin confesses to the murder of her husband, but Dolan doesn't believe her, because she made him drink a chemical that completely dissolved him.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #3/7/1948 published March 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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War Brides

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Homacyde; Kretchma
Synopsis: The Spirit captures Hamacyde and takes his place, hoping to gather enough evidence to hold him. Then Homacyde's war bride from Europe shows up.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #3/14/1948 [unnamed variant] published March 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Tunnel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Tumblers McVault; Prof Medulla; Throttle Jones; Mike The Mole
Synopsis: Ward Healy tries to sabotage a city construction project so that his company can gain the contract.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Spirit #3/21/1948 [unnamed variant] published March 1948
was Tunnel [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Ward Healy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Transit O'Plumb; Hammerhead
Synopsis: Healy, having won the contract from the previous story, is now trying to figure out how to squeeze graft out of it, by placing his own man in the County Surveyor's job.
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From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #3/28/1948 published March 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Wild Rice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Wild Rice Wilder (introduction); Mike Caliban
Synopsis: Mike Caiban tries to rob the Wilder Mansion on the day of Rice's wedding, but Rice wants a life of adventure, so she begs him to take her with him.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #4/4/1948 published April 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Inheritance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Ellen Dolan (feature); Rattsy Trapp; Sprocket
Synopsis: Ellen inherits a broken down old house, but only on condition she get married.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #4/11/1948 published April 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The O'Dolan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Tim O'Leary; Muscles Shoal; The O'Dolan; Black Connors
Synopsis: A brief history of the Dolan family is included. Ellen continues to explore the house left to her by her uncle.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #4/18/1948 published April 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Torch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Arson Pyre
Synopsis: Includes commercials for Goople's Cream, which the Spirit doesn't take kindly to.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #4/25/1948 published April 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Wedding

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Bleaker Moore; Sparrow Fallon; Rosie; Carbine Carson
Synopsis: Bleak calls off the wedding and Ellen wants to know why. (He's already married).
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/2/1948 published May 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Bleaker Moore; Sparrow Fallon Moore; Dr. Ramadan; Jack Frye
Synopsis: Desperate to support his new wife, Bleak takes a job with the mysterious Dr. Ramadan (actually Faroud El Rhamid, wanted for murder.)
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/9/1948 published May 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Andre LeBlanc verified by Eisner in Kitchen Sink Spirit 30 (4/87)
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The Last Hand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): J. Rollo Dyce; Meataxe Morrison
Synopsis: A murderer takes a job as caretaker for an old lady, unaware she's a homicidal maniac.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/16/1948 published May 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Andre LeBlanc verified by Will Eisner in Kitchen Sink Spirit 31, May 1987.
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Assignment: Paris

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Don Carlos
Synopsis: Dolan tries to get P'Gell to help him track down one of her ex-husbands.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/23/1948 published May 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Andre LeBlanc verified by Will Eisner in Kitchen Sink Spirit 31, May 1987.
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The Emerald of Rajahpur

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Hildie; McDool; Spirit; Elby; Dagu
Synopsis: The Emerald of Rajahpur is missing. The police accuse Satin of killing Lord Elby. But Elby isn't dead. He's looking for the Emerald, just like everybody else.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #5/30/1948 published May 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Andre LeBlanc verified by Will Eisner in Kitchen Sink Spirit 31, May 1987.

This volume presents the story's title as "The Emerald of Rajapur," in both the text added to the top of the splash page and the book's Table of Contents. Rajapur is referred to as "Rajahpur" in the story's dialogue.
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The Guilty Gun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Abel Ferguson; Mrs. Ferguson; John Dailey
Synopsis: The Spirit has to solve a classic locked room murder case. Only problem is, it looks like the murderer died 40 years ago.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #6/6/1948 published June 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Andre LeBlanc verified by Will Eisner in Kitchen Sink Spirit 31, May 1987.
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Cheap Is Cheap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Ebony (feature); Amos Viddeo; Sylvester Briggs; Emily Goodbrow; rocco Ayjiss
Synopsis: Ebony gets a job as a collections agent, so he can buy a tv set. But everybody he tries to collect from ends up dead.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #6/13/1948 published June 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Andre LeBlanc verified by Will Eisner in Kitchen Sink Spirit 32, June 1987.
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A Bloodless Murder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Peter Grimm; Ralph Grimm
Synopsis: Peter Grimm killed his brother and will die in the electric chair, which is just what his brother wants.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #6/20/1948 published June 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Andre LeBlanc verified by Will Eisner in Kitchen Sink Spirit 32, June 1987.
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The Spirit Takes a Vacation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Yogi Ahkan; Mr. Gildtree; Mrs. Gildtree
Synopsis: The Spirit goes on vacation so the rest of the cast have to fend for themselves.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagThe Spirit #6/27/1948 published June 1948
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Andre LeBlanc verified by Will Eisner in Kitchen Sink Spirit 32, June 1987.

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